Surgical appliance.



M. IVERSEN. SURGICAL APPLIANCE.

APPLIOATION I'ILED 001'. 27, 1913.

1,1 1 1,587. Patented'sept. 22, 1914.

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' ing anoutlet in which are mounted pair of valves or; stop'cocks,.oneof wh1ch1sde i T allvwhomit mag concern."

ICHAE rvrmsnu, or srouen'rongwrscousm.

Be it known that I, MICHAEL IvnRsnN, a citizen of the United States, anda re'sldent of Stoughton, in .the-co u1ty 10f Dane andStatebfW'isconSin, have, invented a newand Improved Surgical Appliance,of which the following is a full, clear," and exactdescription. e a

c 4 This invention relates to improvements 1n surgical ,or, medicalappliances or apparatus and more particularlyto -a "new.v an improvedfountain especiallyv adaptedpfor use in douching, .and characterized byan improved construction'tofpermit-the; flow of a given amountof'amfiuid in a-igivenftime or alarge quantity .of such fluidfor thepur;

pose of a giving enemas I 101- constituting a proctoclysisapparatus. a

A ,further'ob' ct of he invention-is the provision ofanim'proved can ortank' hav signed to be setat a certain adjustment for permitting theflow of'acertain number of drops of the fluid per minute, especially 1ni the case" of proctoclysis when only -60 Tdrops perminute,arefallowable"generally,

while the secondrvalvev'is designed tojpermit the flow of the fluid or"to cut off ,saidfiow passing through the first rnentioned valve,

* whereby it is unnecessary-to: require read justment of the a, first:mentioned valve, usually constituting an arduous task, for the dischargeof the required quantity of fluid as in proctoclysis treatment, asdistin- V guished from such treatments] as above re v ferredlto inwhiehboth valves will "be tally opened.

- A further object; of invention isto.

provide" a device for the purpose specified in which the dischargeypipecornmunicat--v ing. with the interior of the can near the bottom thereofhas a tube connected there-i;

to outwardly of the, aforesaid valves,-said tube extending upwardly andcommiuiicat- 5. ing with the interior of th'e' can or tank near "the topso as to constitute;:a*-;handle bywhich the device may bei carried orcone veniently suspended, and also providing aul auxiliary duct for theescapeof the returned;- -gases for the relief of flatusythedevice be:

' ingadapted for use with, and also .being" a" illustrated in I 'my asumm t APPLIANCELI a Specification o f itters Patent. Applicationfiledpctober 2?,"1913, Serial No. 797505. 1

Paterited Sept. 22

the invention resides more particularly in a V cation, inwhich thefigure is a side elevation, partly "in section, of the improved surgicalappliance or fountain.

lVith the preliminaryunderstanding eX- pressed in the ,objectsofthezinventionias an 1 improvement upon the application inquestion, theillustratedembodiment is shown in the form of a fountain cantor tank 10of any suitable shape or preferably of circular contour in generaloutline but flattened at the back portion as showniat '11 torengage averticalsupport or Wall 12 and 'be steadily held thereagai'nst" andsupported by means ofian apertured vertically extending projjection orear, 18 by. a nail or the like 14 zengaged through the aperture 15. Thecan is preferably constructed of enameled metal, either tin or ironware, and has a cover 16 {fitted to normallyclose its upper end. Byremovingthe cover the can may be filled very, conveniently. sand to :anyrequired height the coverpbeing ofi whi-le the device lSlIl11S6.J 1

Adjacent to ,its lower end theycan is provided with anoutletforfidischarge opening.

around which is disposed a fitting 17 which f may be provided with athreaded engaging portion 18,1301 the casing 19 ofa turnvalve o1fpet fcock 2O constituting the inner controllingmember adapted to be set at apar- I casing 2l havinga turn valve, or pet cock 22 operatingthereingthe form: of a valve used having no specialkbefaring upon thebroad idea of providing the inner and outer controlling members to;regulatej the flovvfof the fluid a through. the outlet. "1 The outervalve isadaptedmore especially to be. totally closedi or opened. for thepurpose of permitting the free discharge of the fluidpassin through "thevalve 20,01 to entirely cut o ther flow into, and through the dischargetube'23 which is connected with the casing 21.

The tube 23 has a tube 24 communicating therewith, p fame is... gmuywise and the tube 24 extend mg upwardly, man inclined direction as'illustrated if desired, and havinga curved top portion 25 through theduct'of which communicaton is made with the interior of the can. Thetube 2 l thus provides a con venient handle by which the receptacle orcan'may be carried and suspended in the mannerheretoforc described. Animportant-feature is that the tube 24 communicates with the tube 23outwardly of'the valves or a pet cocks and they have acommon-communication for the attachment of a flexible tube and nozzle intheordinary or any preferred manner. Thus, when the device is in useaudit is desired to provide a free discharge of the fluid both'of the:valves areopened,

but in the special adaptation "of the construction in question'rth innervalve is adjusted todischarge a given number of drops of the fluidperminute, or other number r desired to be administered, the valve 22operating to permit the flow or to entirely out off the same byoperation independently of the valve 20. a To provide relief againstfiatus or back pressure'of the gases generat ed,rvit will be observedthatthrou'gh the instrumentality of thetube 24r two distinct paths ofcommunication are established with the interior of the'can,:and as thevalve 20 provides a restricted communication and as the tube 24 isunobstructed, it is obvious that the air and gases will freely passthrough the tube 24c and into the receptacle to relieve a patient andprevent displacementfofthe nozzle or instrument employed.

tube 2.4, the cover may be well omitted without affecting theoperation"of the ap pliance':

Having-thus-described my invention, what r I claim-as new and'desireto'secu're by Letters Patent is a 1. 5A: fountain can comprising areceptacle having-a. supporting lextension and a removable cover, avalve connected to the receptacle adjacent the bottom thereofandprovided with: a'passageway extending hori zontally therefrom, andanother passageway adjacent. the top of the receptacle and communicatlngwith the first-mentioned passagewayoutwardly ofthe valve, said secondpassageway being inclined at a spaced dis tanee'from thereceptacle'andbeing rigid.

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-mit the discharge of a predetermined quan- 2. A fountain can comprising"a recep tacle, a" valve connected to the can adjacent communicatingwith the interior of t e receptacle adjacent the top thereof and withthefirst named passagewaybutwardly of the valve, said secondpassagewaybeing inclined at a. spaced distance'from the receptacle.

3."A fountain receptacle of the class described,comprising a vesselhaving an outlet near its bottom provided with a discharge tube, a rigidtube communicating with the first-mentioned'tube at a spaced distancefrom the vessel and also communicatingwith theinterior of'theIvesselnearthetop of the latterysaidtube having rigid connections withthe vessel and'discharge tube,'and providing a handle for the vessel anda return duct forthe air andflgases, and a pair of. valves mountedinth'e outlet tube.

4.- A fountain cancomprising a receptacle having an open topya valve"connected. to the can 'adjacenti'the bottom thereof and provided with apassagewayrextending horizon-tally therefrom, anotherflpassageway ad--jacent the top of the receptacleandconr m'unicating with the first namedpassage .way' outwardly of the valve, and a second valve mounted in thefirstnamed passageway outwardly ofthe first named valve whereby wh n thefirst nameddval ve-is setto per:-

tity of fluid, said fiuid 'niaybepermittedjto'l escape or be heldfromescapingat required intervals, furtherdischargeof said predeterminedquantity of fluid being permitted by operation of the outer valve alone.

5. A fountain can comprising areceptacle, a valve connected to thereceptacle adjacent the bottom thereof and provided with a ,passagewayextending" outwardly therefrom, and another passageway leading from thereceptacle near its top and communicating with the first namedpassageway outwardly of the valve, said second" passageway beingpositioned at a spaceddistance from the receptacle'throughout itslength,

said receptacle being adapted to contain and discharge fluid'through thefirst passageway under a hydrostatic pressure head. 7 V In testimonywhereof Ihave signed my name to this'specification in the presence oftwo subscribingfiwitnesses. I 1

' MICHAEL IVER$EN. Witnesses; I v j n 1- H. AHHUL ETHER, i

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